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Trump's voter fraud claims one more step in delegitimising democracy: Obama

Trump's unsubstantiated claims of election fraud is one more step in delegitimising not just the incoming Biden administration, but democracy generally, his predecessor Barack Obama has said

US elections 2020: Joe Biden wins Arizona, consolidates lead over Trump

Joe Biden has narrowly won Arizona, major US media outlets projected, capturing the state's 11 electoral votes and consolidating his lead over US President Donald Trump

Joe Biden may file lawsuit to make transition happen; experts wary

President-elect names aide Ron Klain as White House chief of staff

World leaders talking to Joe Biden about coronavirus, climate change

World leaders spoke to President-elect Joe Biden about cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues

Joe Biden is set to 'undo the Trump years' with civil rights makeover

Biden will seek to return the division to its original purpose, focusing on anti-discrimination laws that protect millions of people in minority groups that were mostly ignored in the Trump years

Biden will prioritise defence partnership with India: Obama-era official

Biden was an early supporter of the India-US relationship and his administration will continue to prioritise the defence and security partnership with New Delhi, Barrack Obama-era administration said

Kamala Harris says no tax increase for annual income below $400,000

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has assured Americans that there would be no increase in taxes for those having an annual income of less than $400,000

US election: Few legal wins so far as Trump team hunts for proof of fraud

During a Pennsylvania court hearing this week on one of the many election lawsuits brought by President Donald Trump, a judge asked a campaign lawyer whether he had found any signs of fraud from among the 592 ballots challenged. The answer was no. Accusing people of fraud is a pretty big step, said the lawyer, Jonathan Goldstein. We're all just trying to get an election done. Trump has not been so cautious, insisting without evidence that the election was stolen from him even when election officials nationwide from both parties say there has been no conspiracy. On Wednesday, Trump took aim at Philadelphia, the Democratic stronghold that helped push President-elect Joe Biden over the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the race. The president accused a local Republican election official Al Schmidt, of ignoring "a mountain of corruption & dishonesty. Twitter added a label that said the election fraud claim is disputed. Trump loyalists have filed at least 15 legal challenges i

Biden win lifts Asia FX sentiment; bullish bets on rupiah at 6-yr high

Investors took long positions in all Asian currencies for the first time since early September, a Reuters poll showed

Donald Trump's silent public outing belies the White House in tumult

Trump has spent 10 minutes in public honouring America's war veterans a veneer of normalcy for a White House that's frozen by a defeated president mulling his options

President-elect Biden moves forward without help from Trump's intel team

The presidential race was hovering in limbo in 2000 when outgoing President Bill Clinton decided to let then-Gov. George W. Bush read the ultra-secret daily brief of most sensitive intelligence

President-elect Joe Biden names Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff

US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the appointment of Ron Klain, his longtime aide, as White House Chief of Staff

Kamala Harris' husband to quit law firm, focus on 'second gentleman' role

Come January 20, 2021, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff will headline quite the role switch in American politics

Trump files new election challenge in Michigan, Georgia announces recount

Trump trailed by roughly 148,000 votes, or 2.6 percentage points, in unofficial Michigan vote totals

President-elect Biden plans move into White House as Trump clings to hope

Trump has declined to concede, instead lodging unsupported charges of election fraud that have gained little traction

US Presidential polls: Election officials say no evidence of voter fraud

The president, members of his administration, congressional Republicans and right wing allies have put forth the false claim that the election was stolen from Trump and have refused to accept results

Does Trump's defeat in US elections signal the start of populism's decline?

Populist leaders may have lost their most prominent champion, but their economic, social and political grievances remain potent

Fighting US election results, Trump employs a new weapon: The government

As President Trump and his administration insist he didn't lose, the rest of the world has increasingly moved to accept Joe Biden's victory

US elections: Trump campaign seeks hand recount in Georgia, could get it

Republicans are making more demands of Georgia's chief elections officer as they seek to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's 12,000-vote lead in the state's presidential race

Big, early shifts on immigration expected under US President-elect Biden

Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his administration